Credit: PixaobayScientists have discovered that wildfires have a more significant warming impact than previously estimated by climate researchers. The study emphasizes the importance of 'dark brown carbon,' a previously unidentified group of particles released during wildfire smoke. This finding underlines the necessity for immediate revisions to climate models and updated strategies to address the...
Eventos disruptivos de geração solar, chamados rampas, mudarão significativamente no futuro. Credit: PixaobayThe stability of grid-connected solar power systems in Australia's renewable energy transition should take into account the potential impact of climate change, which may affect their future performance.Modeling conducted by researchers at UNSW Sydney indicates that disruptive solar generation events, known as...
Industrial Mercury Emissions. Credit: Unsplash.Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have developed a groundbreaking method to significantly reduce mercury levels in sulphuric acid, a widely used industrial chemical. The method involves ionizing mercury and forming an alloy with another metal through electrochemical processes.An electrode with a platinum surface binds the mercury, creating an alloy...
Credit: Unsplash.Scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, along with a colleague from Brandeis University and two from Oregon State University, have discovered proof that typhoons/hurricanes can force warm water into the depths of the ocean, transporting it to distant locations.Their findings, posted in the Proceedings of the National Academy...
Credit: PexelsThe exhaust system of a car includes a component known as a three-way catalytic converter, which is comprised of costly materials and functions optimally within a specific temperature range of several hundred degrees Celsius.As described in a journal article in Science, a team of scientists led by Emiel Hensen has demonstrated that modifying...
Credit: Earth.Emissions of greenhouse gases from shallow lakes and ponds are significant, but the variations in emissions from these systems are not well understood. To address this knowledge gap, a recent study led by Cornell University examined methane and carbon dioxide emissions from 30 small lakes and ponds in temperate regions of Europe and...
Tsunami illustration. Credit: dosomething.New Hazard-Monitoring Technology Using GPS Signals to Find Waves in the Pacific Ring of Fire.The GUARDIAN (GNSS Upper Atmospheric Real-time Disaster Information and Alert Network) system was developed by scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Its primary goal is to supplement existing early warning systems by detecting tsunamis and other...
The pivotal component in EPFL's innovative solar hydrogen reactor is the parabolic dish.EPFL engineers have successfully constructed and examined a solar reactor capable of harnessing sunlight and water to produce hydrogen gas. This system not only exhibits exceptional efficiency in hydrogen generation but also effectively utilizes the byproducts of oxygen and heat.Hydrogen has a...
By the conclusion of 2023, a counterpart of the Interceptor Original, as demonstrated in its operational state at Ballona Creek in California, will be dispatched to the Cisadane River in Indonesia.While the Ocean Cleanup is primarily recognized for its use of large garbage collectors in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, it has also taken...
The title "Early-life environment and the risk of eczema at 2 years—Meta-analyses of six Finnish birth cohorts" refers to a study that used data from six Finnish birth cohorts to investigate the relationship between early-life environmental factors and the development of eczema in children by the age of two years. The study conducted meta-analyses of...
